Friday, September 11, 2009

First Day of School!

I love the fall for so many reasons.... I love seeing the kids in their new haircuts and crisp clothes...all ready to start school. The kids all had a great first day.



I love Joanna's blue, blue eyes in this shot!



Nathan is such a cute little ham. He hams it up for all the pictures...I have to snap a million in hopes of getting a couple of usable ones! :)


Rebekah looks so pretty here. Her hair is getting so long, and she is becoming such a beautiful young woman.


Miriam is growing up so fast!! She is such a huge help and a fun companion these days!


I just really loved this shot of Joanna and Miriam. Both looking so pretty this morning!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Abney Reunion 2009

We had a great time at the Abney reunion this year. It was at a wonderful camp in Show Low. Unfortunately, we weren't able to attend the entire event, but we loved the time that we were able to spend with the family!

The pictures aren't complete...we didn't capture all of the family members in attendance, but we did get some cute shots of lots of them.
When we arrived at the camp, there were tons of horses just walking around the camp. They were noisy, and spooked easily, but not too bad if we just moved slowly and quietly. The kids had a great time petting the friendly ones.


I love this silly shot....Miriam has got some great guns!


The look on Taylor's face cracks me up every time. If looks could kill....!


The canoe-ing was fun....definitely harder against the wind! But the kids managed the boats well, especially Miriam...she was a natural!


Rebekah was so sweet with the little girls. I think she looks so pretty with the wind in her hair in this shot.


The kids had so much fun on the swings. I love this one of Nathan and Joanna sharing a seat.




Don't they look beautiful!?!

Lots of the kids decided to swim, and Nathan had a really good time rockin' this island.... a little too good, maybe. It actually came un-anchored, and the kids swam over to help get it back into position and stabilized.






"Say cheese, Payton!" (and the eyes close...)



We had a great time with the cousins. So great, that most of our kids got pretty sunburned. The weather was just so pleasant that it didn't even dawn on us to put sunscreen on. They paid for that little mistake for a few days afterward. (Poor Joanna was even sunburned on her hands and wrists and knuckles!)